Benjamin Stockton

Benjamin Stockton was a Presbyterian minister from Skaneateles, New York. He was pastor of the Skaneateles church from 4 March 1818 to 30 June 1822, and he visited Palmyra in 1822, speaking to the Youth Missionary Society. He attempted to convert Joseph Smith Sr. and his family to his faith, but Smith disliked him, and he refused to convert. Stockton remained a member of the Cayuga Presbytery until he transferred to the Geneva Presbytery on 3 February 1824, serving until his resignation on 18 September 1827.